Palettes / Colors / #FF2F00

#FF2F00 — Vivid Red

#FF2F00 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color OrangeRed (#FF4500). It belongs to the red family.

#FF2F00 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #00D0FF; it also sits naturally between #FF0051 and #FFAE00. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 18% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 82% · Yellow 100% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #FF2F00

.text { color: #FF2F00; }
.background { background-color: #FF2F00; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FF2F00; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 47, 0); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(11, 100%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FF2F00; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 47, 0, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FF2F00; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 47, 0, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FF2F00">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FF2F00">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FF2F00

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #00D0FF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FF2F00: #000000.

How #FF2F00 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FF2F00 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FF2EFF  ·  #FF2F01 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FF2F00?

#FF2F00 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 255, 47, 0). Its closest standard named color is OrangeRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FF2F00?

#FF2F00 is RGB 255, 47, 0 — HSL 11°, 100%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 82%, 100%, 0%.

What colors go with #FF2F00?

Its complement is #00D0FF; analogous partners are #FF0051 and #FFAE00. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FF2F00 for text?

Black text on #FF2F00 has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.71:1.